Good evening Sharks, this is Ms. Smith with your weekly update.

Smarter Balanced testing will be held this Wednesday and Thursday for all 11th grade students, and BIC will be served during the morning Nutrition. Please make sure you have a healthy breakfast before coming to school.

Library and textbook fines needs to be resolved now, see Ms. Celi.

The deadline for the National Student Poetry Contest is Thursday, April 30th, see Ms. Celi.

Also on Thursday, April 30th, the Sophomore Class is holding a fundraiser at Chipotle in Encino between 4 pm and 8 pm. You must bring a flyer from school and 50% of the proceeds goes to the Sophomore Class!

If you are interested in being on the prestigious school newspaper, The Pearl Post, or Yearbook staff, applications are due by May 8th, to Ms. Chavira.

Voting for the Senior Class Officers for the Class of 2016 will take place on April 30th. See Ms. Hurtado for the location.

Fiesta Friday is this Friday, May 1st! Make sure you buy your dance ticket in the Student Store. Refreshments will be served.

Any senior who is interested in giving a senior speech at graduation, see Mr. Hoeks for an application and guidleines. Also, if you are a senior moving on to study journalism or broadcasting, you are encouraged to apply for the 2nd annual Daniel Pearl Scholarship! See Mr. Hoeks for the application.

Prom is here! Prom is at The Sportsman’s Lodge, Saturday May 2nd, from 6 pm to 11 pm. Tickets are now $75 each.

And last but not least, 15 week progress reports will be given to students this Friday, May 1, 2015. That’s it for this week! See ya tomorrow!